One piece is worth [10] points, and one piece is worth [9] points.
All the recording staff in the field, as well as all the viewers watching the video, know that the suspense of the winner of this game will only appear between these two works.
After Anna’s scoring, other amateur judges’ scores continued the suspense.
The insurance security guard, an uncle with a beard, seemed determined that the work by artist Van Dorn should be the winning work of this competition.
He only gave Jane Arnold [9] points, and the colored pencil drawing only [8] points.
When I got to the fan, the scores were completely reversed. The former gave [8] points, while the latter gave me a perfect score [10].
"It seems that the ending is not unexpected. Even in this kind of art competition organized by Internet celebrities, Master Jane Arnold can still win the final victory."
Seeing this moment, Tsunamasa Sakai felt that the ending was completely unresolved.
Because only Mr. Hyperion has not yet given his rating.
It didn't surprise him that the fan with the dreadlocks preferred colored pencil drawings.
Such realistic paintings are inherently more pleasing to the eyes of non-professional judges.
But Mr. Hyperion was different.
Tsunamasa Sakai is an old fan of [Mr. Hyperion Channel].
Judging from the previous videos of the other party he has followed in the past, this super internet celebrity is a person with very high emotional intelligence.
Master Jane Arnold Winning the competition would have been the best of both worlds.
There is no reason for Mr. Hyperion to embarrass a master artist.
What's more, the judge lady in the wheelchair also pointed out that the other painting was by no means perfect, which gave the other party a chance to give it a low score.
"I guess he would give [10] points to Jane Arnold's work. As for the other colored pencil drawing..."
Mrs. Sakai speculated: "The high probability is [9] points, and [8] points are also quite possible. It's a pity that the story of David defeating Goliath is just a myth after all."
"What a pity. Although it is only a competition hosted by YouTube UP, the champion is the champion. Even if there is only one point difference between the champion and the runner-up, the meaning is completely different."
Sakai Katsuko shook her head with regret.
"However, this video is topical enough. Losing to a world-class artist like Jane Arnold is somewhat of an honor."
She also didn't understand why the painter made a mistake on such a trivial detail and wasted such a good opportunity.
Katsuko, who has won a series of awards in various art competitions since she was a child, understands very well that sometimes there is only one ranking between the champion and the runner-up, and the benefits they receive and the degree of attention they receive are completely different.
As the classic English proverb goes, "The second man to set foot on the moon will not be remembered."
She felt sad for the unknown painter.
Although this video is topical enough, no matter who the mysterious painter is, he will become famous in one battle.
But competing with a master on the same stage and getting the opportunity and honor to defeat the opponent may happen once in a lifetime.
"The two works currently scored 27 points and 27 points respectively. The last two cards in my hand determine the outcome of this one dollar to one million dollar challenge...Who is the winner of this game?"
Thomas didn't sell out.
He directly turned over the card on his left hand.
"Let us congratulate the artist Mr. Jane Arnold for winning this competition."
A trace of imperceptible regret flashed in Anna's eyes.
Without any surprise, Thomas gave Jane Arnold's crayon drawing a perfect score [10]. This was what she expected.
The moment she pointed out a flaw in another colored pencil drawing, Anna knew she had killed her opponent's chance of winning.
That idiot painter asked for it.
She was a little sad, but she didn't regret it.
"as well as-"
Thomas unexpectedly prolonged his tone: "There is also this mysterious painter, who also won the championship with a total score of 37 points."
He turned over another card, and there was another [10] point on it.
"That's not a good choice."
Anna shook her head.
She felt that Mr. Hyperion, for the sake of the effect of the video, specifically gave another artist who did not pay enough attention to his work a victory that was not hers.
If a person who makes a mistake does not pay the price, then he will not remember the lesson of the mistake.
At this point, Anna's view is almost exactly the same as what Mr. Cao once thought when he reprimanded Gu Weijing.
"This is the first time I won the same score during the recording of the [One Dollar to One Million Dollar] series of videos. I assure everyone that this is not a planned script, nor is it that I deliberately chose the one with the most views Rating. It’s just that I think the mistakes this painter made are excusable.”
Since it is a challenge, in Thomas's previous series of videos, there have been projects that cost less and received higher ratings.
For example, in the episode of Undersea Challenge, everyone generally believed that deep diving at the bottom of the ocean, which cost a million dollars, was dull and boring, but not as interesting as speedboat surfing, which cost $1,000.
But such a controversial shared championship.
This is definitely the real first time.
Thomas gestured to the photographer to turn the video camera to the seven illustrations that were already lined up in front of the camera.
He is the only one who knows the details of these seven illustrations.
Thomas is not as demanding about artistic perfection as Anna, and he is willing to give another amazing colored pencil drawing the same perfect score.
"In my opinion it's good enough, so good that I have to give it a perfect score because of the price," he commented to the camera.
The video moves on to reveal the artist of each painting.
The first thing to be revealed are the paintings that had no suspense in the previous recording process.
The two more abstract paintings are a homeless man's one-dollar graffiti and the artist Mr. Van Dorn's avant-garde work worth a hundred thousand dollars.
There was nothing unexpected about the crayon drawing that had just won the championship. Jane Arnold and a million dollars with a long string of zeros were clearly written on the back.
Thomas gave the remaining four illustrations of unknown origin to four judges respectively.
They will pull back the tape on the back of the frame in order of score to reveal the artist and the corresponding amount below.
The fan brother was the first to remove the tape behind the PS-altered illustration - [Fiverr shop owner, クレヨンしんちゃん, one hundred dollars].
Then there is the ordinary painting in the hands of the insurance officer, which is absolutely qualified but has no artistic characteristics - [Fiverr shop owner, Bruno Painter Studio, one thousand US dollars].
"Wait, let me go...the result won't be so outrageous, right?"
At this moment, Professor Sakai and his family, who were watching the video at the coffee table, seemed to realize something.
Everyone held their breath.
"It's unbelievable. If that's the case...just like Mr. Hyperion said, everything has an explanation."
Komatsu Taro's voice was so soft that he seemed to be murmuring in his sleep.
Anna blinked.
As if she finally realized something, she looked down at the picture frame in her arms, and her originally pale face suddenly turned a little red.
While looking at the paintings, she recognized the works of Jane Arnaud and Van Doorn.
As for this amazing colored pencil drawing in my hand.
She always thought it was a work worth $10,000 by an introverted first-class painter who was not well known in the art circle.
There are thousands of illustrators in the world, and it is very common to have a few buried treasure illustrators, especially those who don't care much about their own works, and look like the kind of eccentric weirdo.
The privileged life she had lived since she was a child made Anna make exactly the same mistake as Taro Komatsu.
She was used to seeing expensive works of art and took it for granted that any outstanding painter would receive treatment that matched her own painting skills.
The reason why Van Gogh is a lamentable Van Gogh is that such a situation is really rare.
There is only one example in the entire history.
Even in the 20th century, there were many great artists who became famous after their death. But if you look at the so-called late bloomers in modern art history who became famous after their death, they only went from selling one painting for hundreds of thousands of dollars to Jumping between tens of millions of dollars.
It is so miserable that there are almost no great artists like Van Gogh who could not even buy canvases for a few guilders but became famous after their death.
In fact,
Van Gogh's tragedy is also related to his crazy personality.
This is not a normal artist.
After Van Gogh's death, his sister-in-law sent his collection of paintings to participate in some art exhibitions, and it didn't take long for him to become famous.
Anna was completely unaware of the possibility that the painting would sell for less than a thousand dollars.
So now, there are only two works left that have not been revealed.
One was sold for ten thousand dollars, while the other was sold for an unreasonably low price of just ten dollars.
Ten dollars!!!
She and Thomas peeled off the tape behind the drawing paper almost at the same time.
“Fiverr Store Owner, Detective Cat – Ten Dollars.”
Seeing the string of letters, Anna's mind went blank.
"I found you, my Van Gogh."
Such thoughts flashed through her mind.
